Has anyone used any of the microShift brand road shifters? I had seen listings for MTB type shifters and thought they were just cheap low quality China products but tonight surfing eBay I saw some listings for microShift road shifters and they were not cheap. The microShift 9 and 10 speed are in the same price range as Shimano 9 and 10 speed sets. I might try some low cost off brand items from time to time but there is no way I'd risk hundreds when the tested and known brand names are the same money. I would think that no names are going to have to be much cheaper or much better to sale and these are cheaper.
2x10 10 Speed Microshift Centos Shifters Group Set Derailleur Shimano Compatible | eBay
2x10 New Microshift 10 Speed Arsis Group Set Derailleur Shimano Compatible | eBay
Microshift Road Bike Shifters 3 9 Trip 9 Speed Dual Control Levers for Shimano | eBay

I put 3x9 Microsoft brighter on our tandem and they work great. They have a very positive click and the quality looks good. They do have a shifting combo different than Campy and Shimano. There is a button on the side for shifts like Shimano's single lever or Campy's paddle and then a single lever like Campy.

I first became acquainted with Microsoft when I replaced some 9 speed bar end shifters. Shimano 9 speed DA bar ends have been crap for several years but the MS bar ends seem bulletproof.

The stuff works very well.

I used to have a set of the arsis 10 speed shifters / derailleurs. Worked fine, shifted well. Had a very positive "thunk" that is unlike Shimano's smooth shifting. I agree though, their prices are a little out of line now, when a full 5800 group is less than $400, cranks and brakes included.If you're weight weenie-ish, they are lighter than 105 and Ultegra IIRC. If I had spare cash, and a bike that needed a half group, I'd try the 11 speed stuff out just to be different.

I'm using the Microshift 3x9. So far, so good. Pretty positive shifting. Kind of a Frankengroup on my bike, so nothing quite matches perfectly. I haven't tried the Microshift derailleurs yet.

The Front shifting has an effective trim feature.

Anyway, so far I'm happy with them.

Will these work with a shimano or sram mountain rd?

I have around 12,000 miles along with a full road racing season on a set of their 2x9 shifters, not sure of the exact model but they were the model released before the current R9. Circa 2012 I think. They work great; very positive action both in feel and volume, "clicky" as mentioned above. Downshifts are limited to 1 per button press but upshifts are 3 at a time per lever swing.

I also had a few hundred miles on the newer R9 2x9 model. These are significantly better than the old model. The clicks are easier but feel better and the upshift lever swing is slightly shorter while being more positive. Compared to Shimano Sora they work exactly the same, I've found the differences are mostly ergonomic and related to how they operate.

Microshift shifters shift the same as Shimano road so they should have the same compatibility crossover with respect to derailleurs.

The last 9 speed levers you linked are the older model. I'd look around for the R9 models as they are the new design and significantly better.
Full Warranty Microshift R9 Double 9 Speed Dual Control Levers | eBay

I was actually thinking about grabbing the Microshift Arsis road group for a new build....It's carbon and is pretty affrodable at $250 bucks...

I started researching Microshift groups b/c i was looking for an inexpensive groupset that still had quality... after I decided I didn't want older Shimano or Campy...I came across the Micrsoshift stuff online...

Apparently Microshift is just the new company name for Sun Race, the groupset manufacturer out of Taiwan that was popular in the 80's and 90's...

I took to Youtube to see if there were any review vids and to my delight there was...everyone gives the microshift components good reviews on their functionality...

https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/voX56cjWvPU/mqdefault.webp

While waiting on a good deal on a set of 5700 shifters I ran across an eBay auction for a 10 speed set of microSHIFT shifters. Watching some of the videos of these being used I thought I might like that the up and down shifting was made using different levels, neither being the brake level. I bid and won these, so I'll be trying them out on the rest of the 10 speed group I've pieced together. I have everything bought except the chain, should 114 links be long enough for 12-28 and 34/50 drive?

The likely answer is yes. Because of the randonnering we do, most of our road bikes are equipped with large rear cogs and they need MTB derailleurs; the shifters are either Ultegra or Tiagra (old bike).

It's the front derailleur that causes issues if it's an MTB one that you're trying to match with road shifters, because of the different cable pull or distance required to move the derailleur between rings.

Keep in mind the Microshift 'groupset' is only shifters and derailleurs. Imported 105 5800 is 11 speed, cheaper and probably better.

I know this... Finding a good crankset and brakes is pretty easy where im at on CL...

Also, where are you seeing 11 speed 105 5800 for 250 clams? Lol.. I haven't sewn that at Merlin Cyces or the taiwanese sellers on Ebay... Sooo yeah...

105 5800 shifters:

Shimano STI Levers 105 Black 5800 11Spd with cables, GEARSHIFT STI / ERGO

Front derailleur:

Shimano 105 Black (5800) 11Spd Front Gear, DERAILLEURS FRONT

Rear derailleur:

Shimano 105 Black (5800) 11Spd Rear Gear, DERAILLEURS REAR

Code STOC10 gets you 10% off, and that comes to about $170ish USD.

Sooo... yeah...

I have an old set of the 9-speed Nashbar branded Microshift shifters and they've been great. As mentioned, there's a very positive feel to the shifts and I actually prefer that over Shimano or Sram. The downside is that it's difficult to shift from the drops. It's not a huge deal for me, but if you want to race it could be a problem.

Is that for the shifter set or just one? I have not found them anywhere close to that price, bid and lost on 2 or 3 sets of 5700 shifters to just over $100 (my bid would have been $120 shipped) and that was used 105/5700.

I have some 2x9 mircoshift road bits and they work very well. Had I known about Wiggle et al. at the time I probably would have gone for Shimano.

I used it before. It shifted just as good as Shimano or SRAM. However, the front shift has a larger throw.